Quebrada Fajardo

Quebrada Fajardo is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 9,789.^[3][4][5]

Quebrada Fajardo
Barrio
Coast of Quebrada Fajardo
Location of Quebrada Fajardo within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red
Quebrada Fajardo Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°21′41″N 65°39′47″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Fajardo
Area [1]
• Total	7.97 sq mi (20.6 km2)
• Land	4.51 sq mi (11.7 km2)
• Water	3.46 sq mi (9.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	9,789
• Density	2,170.5/sq mi (838.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00738

History

Quebrada Fajardo was in Spain's gazetteers^[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Quebrada Fajardo barrio was 888.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	888		—
1910	964		8.6%
1920	821		−14.8%
1930	1,086		32.3%
1940	1,423		31.0%
1950	542		−61.9%
1960	301		−44.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	8,122		—
1990	10,372		27.7%
2000	10,137		−2.3%
2010	9,789		−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Sectors

Repairs to Igualdad Street in Quebrada Fajarda, for damage that was caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017 were approved in August 2020.^[13]

Sector Los Chicos is located in Quebrada Fajardo.^[14]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quebrada Fajardo barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 160.
8. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
9. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
11. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
12. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
13. "FEMA Approves Over $16 Million in Additional Funds for 88 Recovery Projects". FEMA.gov. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
14. CyberNews (2020-04-29). "Asesinato en Fajardo". La Perla del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-21.